California: Saybrook University offers non‐residential, accredited Masters and PhD programs allowing students to design their own degree in psychology with an emphasis on parapsychology. Stanley Krippner and Dean Radin can supervise research in parapsychological topics. For more information: www.saybrook.edu

Georgia: Dr. Christine Simmonds-Moore recently joined the psychology faculty at the University of West Georgia as an Assistant Professor of Psychology. Parapsychology first came to UWG when Dr. Bill Roll was based there. As a result, the university has a long history with regard to this topic, which is supported by an excellent collection of journals and books. It is now possible to study parapsychology at UWG alongside a number of other interesting topics related to humanistic and transpersonal psychology. Courses exploring parapsychology are offered at the undergraduate and graduate (masters levels). The master’s program at West Georgia focusses on humanistic and transpersonal psychology. The psychology department also offer an Integrative Health Studies Certificate Program and a PhD program (on Consciousness and Society ) at West Georgia, and as such, it is possible for students to focus on a parapsychology related topic for masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

New Jersey: Dr. Jennifer Lyke, an associate professor of psychology in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey , offers two undergraduate courses titled Anomalous Experiences and States of Consciousness. Dr. Lyke is also available to supervise an undergraduate thesis relating to these topics. Contact: jennifer.lyke@stockton.edu for more info.

Virginia: Atlantic University offers an online and distance education accredited Masters Degree Program in Transpersonal Studies that includes a number of courses relevant to parapsychology including “Principles of Parapsychology” currently taught by Loyd Auerbach. Faculty members Doug Richards and Loyd Auerbach are available to mentor a parapsychology-focused Directed Study course or Culminating Project. For more information: www.atlanticuniv.edu.

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To jonkarf & Deborah Erickson: Sofia University is the correct new name of the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology and Charles T. Tart is still listed on the faculty roster, so may be able to take students. Atlantic University is not eligible for Federal Financial Aid but has several payment plans and is approved for Military funding as well. That is the University that was founded in 1930 by Edgar Cayce who was also the founder of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in 1931. More information about scholarships and funding for the military is available here: http://www.atlanticuniv.edu/Admissions.html . Dr. Doug Richards is qualified to supervise students in scientific parapsychology. As Dr. Jeff Mishlove noted the University of Philosophical Research, Holmes Institute and Atlantic University are not eligible for federal funding of student tuition. But both schools offer other ways to make their tuitions affordable.

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Not all accredited institutions are able to make federally guaranteed student loans available to their students. In addition to accreditation, I believe that this requires what is known as Title IX certification. To my knowledge, neither the University of Philosophical Research nor the Holmes Institute (where I teach the courses in parapsychology to masters degree students) are certified Title IX schools.

In general, there is currently a huge problem concerning defaults of student loans. So, there is a great deal of pressure on schools, especially those engaged in distant learning, to demonstrate that their programs will lead to students entering the job market.

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Perhaps you could check into some older organizations such as the Association for Research and Enlightenment? It was founded by a man who found his purpose relatively late in his life, discovering his psychic gifts and leveraging vast amounts of capital and organizing a great amount of people to establish and affirm research into the healing power of spiritualism.

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I teach distant learning courses in parapsychology through two accredited institutions that offer masters degrees. One of these is the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles. Seehttp://www.uprs.edu . The other is the Holmes Institute (for ministers in training with the Church of Religious Science). Seehttp://www.holmesinstitute.org.

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Hello;I'm afraid this page is badly outdated. ITP (where I started my PhD program) has renamed itself "Sophia University" and William Braud died I believe last year.

Saybrook is still an excellent choice (Stanley Krippner is on my committee) but Jeanne Achterberg died last year (she was going to be my chair), and Dean Radin does not have the time to work with Saybrook students (at least in my experience). Stanley is about the only faculty versed in these topics at Saybrook currently.

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I believe that both of the above institutions are accredited, which means that you would be eligible for federal financial aid. Both institutions also offer small scholarships. Best of luck in your search.

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I've found it extemely difficult to find courses on these particular fields (metaphysical/spiritual), which makes Financial Aid nearly impossible. I know there's so much good left for me to do in this world, I know it involves these areas of work, with every fiber of my being I know this. Any suggestions?

The Parapsychological Association is an international professional organization of scientists and scholars engaged in the study of psi (or 'psychic') experiences, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and precognition. The primary objective of the PA is to achieve a scientific understanding of these experiences.

First established in 1957, the PA has been an affiliated organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1969. The PA is a non-profit, non-adjudicating organization that endorses no ideologies or beliefs other than the value of rigorous scientific and scholarly inquiry.